Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, May 05, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY’S SOLOISTS AT THE MUSIC FESTIVAL MLLE. GERMAINE SCHNITZER. ALBERT SPALDING. Remarkable young violinist who will play Wedneoday night. MISS MARY LANSING. FRANKLIN LAWSON. Tenor who will sing "One r live Tear" on Wednesday nigh Contralto who sing* at Widow* 'a matinee of festtvul. STARS OF MUSIC SHINE'® ™ ' FIGHT IS Oil IT CAPITOL T FIOSTJICHT Brilliant Program De lights City’s Great est Gathering. FREMSTAD IS THE STAR FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING By 0. B. KEELER. Wednesday, and Atlantans are still wondering If they dreamed it; or If It really happened. Happened ? Why, the opening of the Great South em Music Festival at the Auditorium Tuesday evening. Not altogether to be blamed for wondering are Atlanta mu sic lovers, for never before, except In dreams, has there been so brilliant a gathering to witness such an array of talent aa that which graced the formal christening of tho finest auditorium In the South. Decked with Dags and bunting, glossy hardwood and polished walnut glisten ing under thousands of lights, clustered in tho span of the vast arena, every appointment perfect, the great hall opened its doors Tuesdav evening to re ceive the finest and most reDresentatlve audience Atlanta has ever turned out to any event. Between 7,000 and 8,000 were comfortably seated In the huge Auditorium, presenting an unbroken front of kaleidoscopic color to the great stage at the eastern end of the hall. The Auditorium fitted the audience and was worthy of It: the audience fitted the Auditorium and was worthy of it, and the program fitted both and was worthy of everything. By 7 o'clock Tuesday evening there was a swarm of dress-suited ushers In the big anteroom at the main entrance. At 7:15 o'clock the ushers were Inside the Auditorium, taking their places. And at 7:S0 o'clock tho double door3 swung back and the crowd of patrons, which had been forming for the last Continued on Page Ten. PATTEHlACK Commission Hears Two Sides of the Question. Practically all the big: railroads of Georgia were present by representa tives at the opening: of the "port rate" hearing by the railroad commission Wednesday morning. Indications are that it will .be several days before the investigation will bo completed and longer before a decision wll be pre sented. W. A. Wlmblsh, of the firm of Wira*' blsh, Watkins & Ellis, appeared on be half of the complainants In the case, the Beck & Gregg Hardware Company and the McCord-Stewart Grocery Com pany. The first asks for a reduction of ten «.'ins in th«* rate on Imn products' TURKEY IS NOW FACING BLOODY INTERNAL WAR BOARD DEMANDS KEYS; SHERIFF KEEPS THEM Man gum Refuses to Recede From His Position. Will new locks be put on the front and side doors of the county Jail by the Fulton county commissioners so that A. D. Howard, the Jail engineer, em ployed by the commissioners, may have access to the Jail premises? The Mnn- gum-Howard disagreement over who shall control the jail has narrowed down to this question since the. meeting of the commissioners Wednesday morn ing. The commissioners, on the advice of County Attorney Luther Rosser, upheld Engineer Howard and passed a resolu tion! the ports to Atlanta and other In- tlon demanding that Sheriff Man gum MME. OLIVE FREMSTAD. Under King’s Direction May Goes to $1.29 1-2. Chicago, May 5^-CoupIed with per sistent rumors that passed for certain ty on the Board of Trade today, to the effect that James A. Patten was again In control of the wheat market over a private wire from the Bartlett branch In New Mexico, May wheat was forced above the high mark of the recent bulge. "Patten is* In again," was the word passed down the line by the bulls. Within an hour after the opening May was sold at $1.29 1-2, l-4c higher than the high point reached at the time of the Patten corner. July was forced to 11.17, the highest point yet reached, and the bulls declared It would be sent as High as May before the end of trading in it. Dolliver Hits Aldrich Hard Washington, May 5.—Senator Dollirer i appraisers In New York. 1 Aldrich pretty sherply tererel — Aldrich aroie to M played hts pique. He showed that •Hoeing arraignment had nettled him. Hllmt Faeha Grand Vizier. daily l, ceding Tewlik l'e-lin. "i* cabinet Immediately. YVofinesday's matinee and evening programs for the Muelc Festival will amply sustain the reputation gained by the Impressive ''class'' of the open ing performance. Mile. Germaine Schnltzer, the famous young Viennese pianist, will be heard for the first time la Atlanta at the matinee, which will also be graced by some of America's brightest stars In the field of vocal music. Mme. Char lotte Maconda, who did not appear Tuesday evening In tho "Rlgoletto" quartet that she might be thoroughly rested for her work Wednesday, will sing her famous aria from Mozart's "Magic Flute.” said by many critics to be the most beautiful of all operas. She will also sing from the now Char- pentier opera, ••Louise.” In which Mary Garden recently set New York on end. The "Louise" music Is of the very new est French school, and will be a revela tion to Atlanta music lovers. Miss Mary Lansing will sing the principal contralto aria from Gounod’s oriental "Queen of Sheba,” a brilliant and tune ful selection that will be sure to catch tho audience, and Mr. Lockhart will render Handel's famous bass solo, ■'Honor and Arms.” Tho Evening Program. In the evening Mme. Frcmstad will divide honors with young Albert Spald ing. the phenomenal violinist, and Franklin Lawson, the great American tenor. Denis Chabot will be the piano accompanist at both afternoon and evening performances. TIip "Creation Hymn" of Beethoven, and Rossini's "Inflammatua" will be rendered by the auditorium chorus, whoso work was so effective at the opening. Mme. Frem- stad will take the solo part of the great Stabat Mater number. F re ms tad is expected to score heavily with her Wagner number. "Llebstod," from "Tristan and Isolde." In which her dramatic temperament will show to the utmost, bub Atlantans are look ing forward to her rendering of the dainty songe of Schubert and Strauss nnd Wolff, of which she will sing four, bringing that many phases of her ver satile geniua. Mr. Spalding will execute that most brilliant and difficult of violin concer tos. the “Devil’s Trill," by Tartlni. This was one of the great Paginlnl's favorite show pieces, and Mr. Spald ing's rendition of It has caused a fu rore In European musical circles. Mr. Lawson will sing "One Furtive Tear," Donizetti's charming tenor solo, one of the most graceful and appealing ever composed by that most prolific of opera writers. The Dresden orchestra, which made such a hit Tuesday evening, will repeat its triumph at tho two performances Wednesday, rendering a notable assort ment of -seml-classtca! mualo that never fRils to please the taste of the most exacting audiences. ROOSEVELT BAGS TWO MORE LIONS, SIX INWALL Nairobi, British East Africa, May 5.— Theodore Roosevelt added two more big Hons to his "bag" yesterday and now holds the record as a lion killer in the protectorate. The animals shot yesterday were en countered during the hunt In toll grass. Since Saturday five lions and one lioness have fallen before Mr. Roose velt's rifle. The skins have been, sent to Mom basa to be cured, then shipped to. the United States. The natives have nick named Roosevelt Bevana Tumbo (Port ly Master), a term of endearment. He is very anxious flow to bag a couple of giraffes. Find Tusk of Mastodon. . Pittsburg, May 5.—The tusk of a mastodon has been found on the banks of the Allegheney river near Clare mont by men working for John Clouse, a contractor. It Is In a perfect state of preservation. It’ measures 9 feet 4 Inches from root to tip. It Is 5 feet 7 i-2 Inches long and weighs 297 pounds. terlor points, in order to make the rate from the ports the same as to the ports, 13 cents per 100 pounds In the case of Atlanta. The second asks for a rate of 15 cents per 100 pounds on coffee from the ports to Interior points. Rates on Iron. Mr. Wlmblsh presented a lengthy statement In opening his case. Rela tive to the Iron rate, he declared that Georgia should enjoy the advantages afforded by cheap ocean transportation from tho Fast, and that tho ocean rate, combined with a reasonable rate from the ports, should be the standard for fixing all Eastern tariffs. He denied that the rato asked for would Injure the manufacturers of Georgia, but said that If these factors couldn’t live with out imposing a tax on the people they should go out of business. Coffee Competition. Relative to the coffee rate, he de clared that Nashville merchants are able to ship roasted coflfeo Into the ter ritory of the Atlanta merchants and undersell the latter, at the same time getting their coffee thru Atlanta from the south Atlantic ports. The Southern and Central railroads »irc leading In tho light against the proposed revisions. They were repre Rented at the hearing by L. Green, traffic manager, and J. S. B.'Thomp son, assistant to the president, nnd W, A. Winlmrn. vice president, and Law- ton & Cunningham, general counsel, respectively. Roads Make Defense. In written replies to the complaints tho railroads allege that the Iron rates as at present fixed were arranged to encourage the manufacture of Iron products In this territory nnd aid in developing the section. They declared that a reduction as asked would be In jurious to them and would enable East ern manufacturers to drive local ones out of the market, charging that the request was not made for the purpose r.f getting lower rates from th« ports direct, but to force the roads to grant a lower all-rail rate. • Relative to the coffee rate. It was stated that the tariff from the south Atlantic ports is a useless one, and was made in an unsuccessful effort to turn some of the business that way. All coffer*, it was clnirned. Is shipped Into this and* the Nashville territory from turn over to him the keys to the front and side doors of the Jail, which he had heretofore demanded and received from Engineer Howard, and on Sheriff Man- gum’s Indicating his willingness to do so, (he public buildings committee of tho board was directed to put new locks on the Jail and to furnish both the sheriff and Mr. Howard with keys. So far Sheriff Mangum has refused to deliver the kevs. When the resolu tion was passed by the board demand ing the return of the keys. Sheriff Man- gum said, "Well, I’ll turn over the prisoners to you. too." When asked the direct question by Commissioner Palmer, If he would return the keys, he replied that If the board had authority to demand them they would be re turned, but otherwise not. Sheriff Mangum was asked after the meeting what his intentions were In the matter. He mllld that he had re ferred the question to his attorney, AI-. dine Chambers, and would act on his advice. Sheriff Mangum claims au thority under section 354 of the code to full control of the Jail. He' stated to tho board he thought he hot water at the'jall when he wanted It, and that In demanding the keys he had done nothing more than he thought was necessary and authorized, as he' was responsible for the safe-keeping of prisoners. • The last grand jury, after investlgat ing the Mangum-Howard affair, rec ommended that the epunty commis sioners give the sheriff entire charge at the jail. New Orleans and New York, and that the rates from those points are equita ble and fair. Steel Company's Fight. The Atlanta Steel Company Is mak ing vigorous protest against the re duction in the rate on Iron products, claiming that if it Is made Pittsburg manufacturers will be able to place manufactured goods In this territory at about what it will cost to make them here. In the company's statement. It is Intimated that It would be unable to meet the competition this afforded. Similar protest was made by the Merchants and Manufacturers’ asso ciation of Rome, the Fowler-Sullivan Manufacturing Company, of Rome, and others. MORE ENTRANCES PROVIDED FOR THE MUSIC FESTIVAL Patrons of the Atlanta Music Festival having tickets with coupons for seats In arena, sections C, D. G and I; dress circle, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H; dress circle Al, Bl, Cl, Dl, El; balcony. A, B, C, D and E, are re quested to pass thru the entrances on Gilmer-et. Patrons having coupons for all other seats are urged to pass Into the auditorium from the Courtland-st. entrance. it is l>**lirv«*d by th** management that this plan will greatly facili tate the seating of the crowds and avoid the crush of Tuesday evening In the lobby on the Courtland-st. side. Manager Frank Weldon has had signs painted and posted In prominent places at each entrance showing the sections nearest those entrances. A careful observance of these rules will assist the public materially in securing their proper seats In a mini-* mum time. READ YOUR TICKETS AND GO TO THE PROPER ENTRANCE. Carriages and autos will proceed down GHmer-st., discharging pas sengers on the curb next to the building. Empty carriages and autos will then proceed down Gilmer to Piedmont, thence to Edgcwood. The management also urges those patrons who wish to leave the auditorium while the program Is undtf -wajp* to gott their seats between the numbers, thereby not disturbing others while any of the artists are occupying the stage. Many persons leaving Tuesday evening disre garded this almost universal rule and needlessly disturbed othere and caused more or less unnecessary commotion. m RATE 10 PER CENT City Finance Commit tee Thinks It Is Necessary. TO EMPIRE 50,000 People Have Perished in Zone of Blood. That the city council will petition the legislature for the right to Increase the tax rate from 11-4 to 11-2 per cent seems quite probable. Judging from the way Influential members of council ore talking. The question has assumed such Im portance that the finance committee will meet In special session at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of considering a recommendation to council that the Increase be made. It seems Imperative," said one member of the finance committee Wed nesday morning. "If we are to core for the improvements that come with the natural growth of the city, and more imperative when we consider that our area will bo doubled next year wlth-all the great extensions of territory pro vided for." The Increaso In tax rate from 11-4 to 11-2 will mean an Increase in the annual revenues, based on the present returns, of approximately $260,000. This, It Is estimated, would carry the city thru splendidly. Atlanta, at present. It 1h said, has' the lowest actual tax rate of any city of Its size in the United States. "If things keep up as they are going fciow," says Councilman Amorous, chairman of tho finance committee. the administration tills yf-ar \\ ill carry over a deficit of about $70,000- to tho administration next year. We have to provide about $25,000 extra for tin* Grady hospital, which has exceeded Its appropriation to an enormous extent. Of $14,000 apportioned for provisions for the hospitals, nnc-half has been spent the first three months.” Tho comptroller estimates that the city will got $30,000 more than was es timated In various items outsido of tax returns. The tax lohirns. it is fra red. will fall below the estimates, both as regards realty and personalty. While the finance committee Is con sidering an Increase in the tax rate on realty and personalty, the tax commit tee of council has before It two propo sitions made by Alderman Grant—one to provldo a tax on vehicles of all kinds nnd the other to double the street tax. * TWO AMERICAN 8HIP3 + + REACH GIBRALTAR + $ Gibraltar, May 5.—The United % •fr States cruisers North Carolina 4- •b nnd Montana arrived here today + •I* en route to Turkish waters. They + •b put In here to coal. + •b + Constantinople, May 5.—At any hour there may come a political explosion which may rend Turkey with Internal strife and drench the already devas tated empire anew with blood. The fuse has been lighted and the explosion Is momentarily expected. That Is the true situation, and as evidence that It is appreciated by the higher leaders. both among the Young Turks and the other regime, they are acting with ex treme caution. Conferences were held today by for mer Grand Vizier Tewflk Pasha and General Schefket relative to the pun ishment which shall be meted out to the ring leaders of the reactionary movement. They know too well that the continuation of the wholesale ex ecutions will Inflame the minds of the Mohammedan fanatics and that the smoldering passion of these frenzied Continued on Page Sixteen. Poisoned Girl, Then Himself Indianapolis, Ind., May 5.—Arthur Stitt gave I.esta Stroud carbolic acid In whisky, and then took his own life bv drinking the poison while they were returning from a buggy ride Inst night. When found the woman died In a few minutes nnd Stitt shortly after. The tragedy Is said to have been ths sequel of an unhappy courtship. Philippine Tariff. Washington, May 5.—The ways and means committee concluded considera tion of the Philippine tariff bill todayj nnd directed Chairman Payne to report. It to the house tomorrow. MUZZLE ON TELEPHONES CUTS LOVERS OFF WIRES Willie Has Quit Calling Clara Every Night, Now That He Can't Squeeze His Mouth Into Transmit ter and Whisper—Isn’t It a Shame! Here’a Atlanta’s latest Innovation— A tejepohne muzzle to prevent love talk. Love-making over the telephone by a certain coterie of ardent young lovers has been given a severe Jolt thru the adoption of this unique plan In the Govan cigar store on -the Whitehall viaduct. Finding that business was being se riously interfered with, from the fact that the phonea were constantly kept hot with an almost continuous flow of Saving for a ralnty day la all right. Just so you do not mistake a Heavy dew or a street sprinkler's "pray for a shower. And bear In mind, to*),' thst the rainy days greatly prevail toward the decline of life. So begin to make "hay" while the sun Is yet shining, and remember that Atlanta dirt yields a rich har vest. Buy that lot today. Plenty of *hem advertised In The Georgian's Real Estate Columns. endearing terms and love talk In gen eral, Manager Charlie Robinson set his wits to work in an effort to evolve some plan of relief. Finally he developed a bright Idea. He would muzzle the phones. Promptly putting his Idea Into effect, he ordered two muzzles made to order. These muzzles are made of strong wire and protrude about three or four inches from the mouthpiece of the phones. They were placed on the phones Mon day night and have worked like a charm, according to Mr. Robinson. The muzzles don’t Interfere with or dinary conversation over the phones, but they have put a sudden quietus on love-making. The reason Is simple— The young lover, unable to hide hif mouth In the mouthpiece and thus h€ enabled to talk In low tones, as for merly. now has to stand so far away and talk so loud that Ills conversation can be heard by everyone In the store. Hence, there is no further love-mak ing. Monday night the accus "bunch" of lovers came Into the to converse with their sweethearts, the -sight of the muzzles caused t nerve to weaken, and. one by one. i made a hasty exit. Tuesdav night one put In an appearance. . "The muzzles are a great succ< ; said Mr. Robinson Wednesday mi | ing. "We adopted this scheme beet it is much easier to muzzle the phones than it Is to muzzle each of lovers.” EDWIN LOCKHART. Eminent basso who « nw '*Honur and Arm." at th* matinee. Famous young piai nesday afternoon pr». V.’o receive all the big daily papers of the >tatc .it tins oflice, and every one of them ii Just aa good ae it can be nude, it teems. But. somehow. The At lanta Georgian is alwayn the first dally we select from the pile after getting them from the postotT:ce They have such a catchy vtyic ui „«tting up heads in that oflice. And they use brevity. They ade thru a point. And The Georgian is se THE WEATHER. Fair Wednesday and Thursday; warmer Wednesday night. Tem peratures Wednesday (taken at A. K. Hawkes Co.’s store): 8 a. m., 61 degrees; 10 a. m.. 70 degrees; 12 m., 73 degrees; 2 p. m., 76 degrees. The Atlanta Georgian ‘Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN” AND NEWS “Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN” 8POT COTTON. meii dy; 10 1-16. Liverpool, 3. New* York, quiet; 10.90. Sa- fitendy; 10 116. Augusta, VOL. VII. NO. 236. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1909. PR mi?.. Ir > Atlanta—TWO CENTS. 1U1GU. On Trains—FIVE CENTS.

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Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, May 05, 1909, Image 1